Kieran Tierney rejected offers from big clubs across Europe in order to seal his Celtic return, according to a report. The left back will leave Arsenal this summer and return to his boyhood club, six-and-a-half years after leaving in a £25million deal. The Gunners opted against their option of extending Tierney 's contract for a further 12 months, the Scotland star having spent last season on loan at Real Sociedad after falling out of favour under Mikel Arteta. He has been used more often in recent months - mainly out of necessity - but will make the move to Parkhead after agreeing a pre-contract homecoming. Now the Herald reports that Tierney had offers from England, Germany, Italy and Spain but all were knocked back in favour of linking up with Brendan Rodgers once again. Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen were keen to land the 27-year-old, while Everton attempted to keep him in the English Premier League. International teammates Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour have taken Serie A by storm with Napoli, while Lewis Ferguson is the main man at Bologna. But Tierney opted not to follow in their footsteps by joining Juventus. Sevilla's offer of a return to La Liga was also rejected. All of which will be music to the ears of Celtic fans as one of their own prepares to don the Hoops again as he enters the prime years of his career. Follow Record Sport on Twitter , Facebook and Instagram for all of the up-to-the minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond. You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers and Celtic pages, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. We're also WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here and our Celtic community here . Tune in to Hotline Live every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport's newest podcast, Game On , every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.